Mineral Point and Darlington are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Mineral Point Pointers will be playing at home against the Darlington Redbirds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Mineral Point's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven games.
Last Tuesday, Mineral Point strolled past Dodgeville with points to spare, taking the game 60-46. Given the Pointers' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Dodgers are ranked 291st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Darlington's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 71-52 bruising from Monroe. The contest marked the Redbirds' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Darlington's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4. As for Mineral Point, their victory bumped their record up to 15-1.
Mineral Point skirted past Darlington 64-61 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Does Mineral Point have another victory up their sleeve, or will Darlington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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